UK Easter Egg Hunts and Egg Rolls

Easter Family Fun at UK Stately Homes, Parks and Gardens

Easter Egg Hunts and Easter Egg Rolls are a big tradition in the UK. The rolling lawn of a stately home is an irresistible temptation for Easter Egg rollers. The elaborate gardens, woodlands and deer parks are perfect places to hide Easter Eggs and chocolate treats. Here are some of the best places for the family fun of Easter weekend in the UK.

What: In 2017, traditional Easter Egg Hunt through gardens and grounds on the April 16 and 17. The Easter Bunny will be there and thousands of eggs have been hidden throughout the woodland gardens. From April 8 to 23 there will also be an Easter Trail with prizes for solving all the clues. Sorry, no dogs in the Woodland Gardens during the Easter Egg hunt.

••• Chatsworth House in all its splendor is open as usual over Easter. Dave Porter Peterborough Uk/Getty Images

When: In 2017, April 14 to 17

Where: Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1PP, England

Telephone: +44 (0) 1246 565300

What: Easter events, throughout the estate, house and farmyard from April 14 to 17 in 2017. Scheduled Easter Egg Hunts four time a day all four days of the weekend in the farmyard and playground. Weather permitting, take a ride on the Easter Eggspress to track down the Easter Bunny. Spring and Easter crafts in the Oak Barn.

Admission: Free with normal admission. There's a small fee for the Easter Eggspress .

What: Roxy Bear will lead kids on a Big Bear Hunt around the grounds. There's storytelling, face painting, kids crafts, a bouncy castle and a Big Easter Egg roll down the castle mound. Bring your own decorated egg to win prizes in the Easter competition.

••• The Atlas Fountain dating from 1853 in the grounds of Castle Howard,. Visit Britain/Britain on View/Getty Images

When: Easter Weekend, 10am to 4pm.

Where: Castle Howard, York, North Yorkshire, England YO60 7DA

Telephone: +44 (0)1653 648 444

What: Easter Farm Fun at one of England's most fabulous stately homes - featured in Brideshead Revisited. Enjoy the castle's mobile petting zoo, then head off on an Easter trail to find animals who have wandered too far off the farm and win prizes.

••• The Deer Park at Knole is a Designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. VisitBritain/Britain on View/Getty Images

When: In 2017 for more than half of April.

Where Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0RP, England

Telephone: +44 (0)1732 450608

What: From April 1 to 17, kids can follow the Easter trail through Knole's medieval parkland, courtyards and Orangery all free areas of the estate. Find the clues and win a Cadbury's egg before the deer do. To keep things happy, there are separate trails for 3 to 5-year-olds and 7 to 12-year-olds.

••• One of the more curious denizens of Longleat Safari Park. Moments frozen in time. / Getty Images

When: April 1 to 23, 2017

Where Longleat, Warminster,Wiltshire BA12 7NW, England

Telephone: +44 (0)1985 844 400

What: In 2017, ride the Longleat Railway's Easter Eggspress and stay on the lookout for "egg-celent" egg characters. They’re trying to get a message back to Humpty. Help and you can grab a tasty prize. And, from April 8 to 29, giant animatronic bugs will be taking over the main square. Marvelous Monsters is all part of a new exhibition focusing on real praying mantises in the Lonhouse.

For several years, The National Trust and the National Trust of Scotland (NTS) have run Easter Egg Trails supported by Cadbury at hundreds of National Trust properties all over the UK. In 2017, 250 trails are combined with property specific activities, including face painting and games, over the Easter Bank Holiday. There are, naturally, chocolate prizes, provided by Cadbury, at the end of the trails.

The World of Beatric Potter - Where is Peter Rabbit? Treasure Trail

The whole of the Lake District is included in the Where is Peter Rabbit ?Treasure Trail on April 12, 2017. You need a smart phone and a vehicle to get to the starting point.

Follow a digital map to locate one of 100 handcrafted and handpainted ceramic eggs made by a local artists. Find an egg and its yours. Plus each egg has a tag naming a prize - and some of them are rather special.

The online digital map goes live at 10am on the day but you'll need the secret code to access the site. Get it byregistering in advance online.Taking part costs a minimum donation of £4 per family, with proceeds going to charity.